This was pic reminds me of the days when lawn darts were fun to throw at people (cuz it didn’t say in the instructions not to) and riding in the bed of a pickup was the best place to ride when your dad is flying down the road at 70 mph…..ah the good ole days!

It looks like a black bear to me… and are supposed to be less likely to attack a human yet reported fatal attacks by brown and black bears from 1900 to 2010 are the same in number: 58! I hope you got a Brownie badge for being so brave lol

Oh, that’s Mildred the Bear at Grandfather Mountain! She was famous in her day. That was where you’d stop and get out of your car and visit mildred and get a little bag of food that we should never have been allowed to feed her.

And the rest of us are all animal killing machines? Just because you’re a vegan doesn’t mean you’re above it all. Mary’s a kill-joy but at least she’s not haughty about it. I eat meat but I love animals. I have 3 cats at home. Get over yourself. You give vegans and vegetarians a bad name.

did it occur to you (and Mary) that the bear might have entered the shot while the parent was taking the picture, and not the other way around. No of course not.

Well, YOU give omnivores a bad name. You pick an choose which animals to care about? Cats=important, chickens=not important? YOU need to get over YOURself… and get a brain if you think your selective love of animals makes sense.

Chickens are important. They are a very important source of protein for millions around the world, and really tasty on the bar-b-q as well! I own several chickens as pets to eat ticks and provide eggs by the way, and yes from time to time we eat one. God provided animals to serve a purpose and chickens serve the purpose of providing food, cats companionship (And food to some), horses transportations, etc.

As an animal lover, this makes me really sad. Parents and people who make the ignorant decision to get too close to wild animals cause the animals to lose their fear of humans. In the end, such animals are usually killed because they get too “friendly”

Just last fall a baby bear was killed in the Smokies because it had learned to take food from humans and ended up nipping someone.

I remember one summer in the Candian Rockies a mother running up to plunk her kid down next to a deer so she could get a good photo. The deer kicked the kid. I just wish the deer had kicked the mother.